Sportspeople awarded knighthoods

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the records for most wins (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (203), among others.

British tennis player (born 1987)

Scottish racing driver

British athlete and politician (born 1956)

Australian racing driver (1926–2014)

British track and field athlete

English physician and athlete (1929–2018)

British motor racing driver (1929-2020)

French racecar driver

founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering (1942–2021)

New Zealand athlete (1938–2019)

British rower

French handball player

French swimmer

New Zealand middle-distance runner and politician

English athlete, sports official, and Conservative Party politician (1905-1981)

British Formula One team owner

New Zealand athlete and philanthropist (1933–2022)

Scottish politician (1941–2025)

English racing driver and speed record holder (1885–1948)

English ice dancer

British boxer (1934–2011)

Australian tennis player (1877–1968)

English rower and broadcaster

English professional golfer

New Zealand equestrian and horse trainer (born 1956)

British mountaineer

Athletics competitor, long distance runner

Dutch darts player (born 1989)

French slalom canoeist

British mountaineer, explorer and army officer (1910-1998)

British runner and politician (1931-2014)

Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, politician, businessman (1891-1956)

racecar driver (1896–1930)

President of the IPC

British para equestrian

Dutch darts player

New Zealand golfer

Scottish badminton player and sports administrator (1941-2026)

British racing driver (1897-1979)

British sports journalist (1878–1939)

British weightlifter

English professional golfer (1907–1987)

Northern Irish jockey

British jockey (1904–1986)

British diver (1924–2015)

British horse trainer

racehorse trainer (1943–2013)

French engineer, carom billiards player and multiple world champion (1872–1957)

Olympic fencer and shooter